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Posted on 05/19/2016 12:34:39 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Donald Trump has told the government that his myriad businesses have flourished with rising revenues since his improbable political success, according to financial documents released Wednesday.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said revenue at his businesses grew by $190 million over the past 17 months, and he had $557 million in earned income.
The Federal Election Commission released the personal financial documents that Trump filed with the agency. They provide an overview of the billionaire's assets and revenues and his roles with hundreds of corporate shell companies.... The filing also shows that Trump has invested in some of the companies that he uses as punching bags on the campaign trail. The 104-page filing provided little evidence that Trump's combative campaign hurt his business prospects, despite regular talk of boycotts early in his campaign.
Though the disclosure overlaps with one he filed last year — making straight comparisons difficult — revenues from his golf resort businesses are up, with Trump reporting $306 million in revenues from his courses around the world.
About $132 million of that came from Trump's course in Doral, Florida, up from $49 million in revenue the year before.
The Mar-a-Lago club, a Trump vacation property and private club that has been a regular backdrop for campaign events, also saw a big jump. It reported $29 million in revenues, far more than the $16 million reported in Trump's filing last year.
The Miss Universe Pageant, which Trump sold after his comments on Mexican immigrants led to a dispute, went for $49 million. That was far more than the $5 million to $25 million the pageant was listed as worth on his financial disclosures from last year.
Trump said late Tuesday that the filing was "the largest in the history of the FEC" and he praised the timely submission.
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Meanwhile, Ted Cruz is working as a bargain birthday party clown, for very small children; whereas Marco Rubio has found steady, gainful employment as a Disney World animatronic. ;)
I wonder if on balance (subtracting what he’s spent on the campaign to date) he’s come out ahead! One thing I’m sure of, Macy’s hasn’t!
From what has been said, he’s only spent $40 MILLION on his campaign, outspending only Kasich.
Not clowns, magicians. He has hired magicians.
I heard that Ted has hired a team of magicians and they scheming to make delegates disappear in Cleveland. A guy named Curly Haugland with the RNC is assisting with a hypnotist to unbind the minds of the delegates. That’s the plan.
I wonder what an unopened bottle of Trump vodka is worth now?
Golfing industry and golf courses/clubs in particular are in a horrible recession.
“revenues from his golf resort businesses are up, with Trump reporting $306 million in revenues from his courses around the world.”
wait...on Miss Universe...right after Trump made his comments, he bought NBC’s portion of it, so that he owned it 100%
He has since sold it?
At a nice premium, apparently?
Can someone clarify that?
If so....then...just dang...I want this guy as President. He really does know how to find and execute deals.
I think Hillary’s disclosure forms showed that she and Bill had about $5 MILLION in income in 2015. But, I’ll bet that they haven’t spent a dime of their own money on her campaign, depending on the suckers who send her money, the same with Sanders.
“From what has been said, he’s only spent $40 MILLION on his campaign, outspending only Kasich.”
Not a fair comparison! Trump was spending his own money, whereas K-sick was pi$$ing away some of Little Yebbie’s donors bucks!
It may be a great time to purchase from the Trump winery and hold on to a few cabernets.
Rubio started a club that hosts foam parties on South Beach.
Good for him
Nicely played
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